2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
International football competition
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The 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship was the 11th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Championship, a football tournament organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) involving teams from Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below. Malawi was the host of tournament from 2–11 December 2022.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malawi |
| Dates | 2–11 December 2022 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Malawi |
| Fourth place |  Botswana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 50 (3.85 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Siyabonga Mabena (9 goals) |
← 2021 2024 → | |
Angola was the defending champion, by defeating Zambia 2–1 in the final on 7 December 2021.[3]
Participating nations
The following seven teams are contesting in the tournament.
| Teams | Appearance | Best Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 8 | Third place (2002) |
| Malawi | 10 | Champions (2001) |
 Mozambique | 5 | Runners-up (1994, 2019) |
 Namibia | 6 | Champions (2016) |
 Seychelles | 3 | Group stage (2016, 2018) |
| South Africa | 10 | Champions (1994, 2002, 2020) |
| Zambia | 10 | Champions (2017, 2019) |
Venue
All matches were played at these ground in Malawi.
| Lilongwe |   Lilongwe 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship (Malawi) |
|---|---|
| Bingu National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 41,100 | |
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 4 November 2022 at Lilongwe, Malawi. The seven teams were divided into two groups; the top two teams from each group entered the Semi-finals.[4]
Group summary
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Group stages
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Botswana |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Namibia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mozambique |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Seychelles |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 |
| Seychelles | 0–11 | South Africa |
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| Zambia | 1–0 | Mozambique |
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| Mozambique | 0–1 | South Africa |
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| Zambia | 7–1 | Seychelles |
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| South Africa | 0–1 | Zambia |
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Knockout stage
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 December – Bingu National | ||||||
| Zambia | 4 | |||||
| 11 December – Bingu National | ||||||
| Botswana | 2 | |||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||
| 9 December – Bingu National | ||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| Malawi | 1 | |||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 11 December – Bingu National | ||||||
| Botswana | 2 | |||||
| Malawi | 5 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Malawi | 1–5 | South Africa |
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Third place match
Final
| Zambia | 1–0 | South Africa |
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Awards
| 11th COSAFA Under-17 Championship 2022 Winners |
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| Zambia Third Title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 50 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.85 goals per match.
9 goals
5 goals
Emmanuel Mwanza
4 goals
Losika Ratshukudu
Webster Mzunda
3 goals
Benjamin Wallis- Lutetekelo Kapowa
- Marcel Zimba
2 goals
- Vincent Harrison
- Lucky Mkandawire
- Dhakier Lee
- Kelvin Phiri
1 goal
- Boniface Manapolo
- Boikobo Matakula
- Blessings Kanowa
- Mwisho Mhango
Dorian Nanuseb
Lorenzo Hoareau- Xhosa Manyana
- Bennet Mokoena
- Thato Sibiya
- Samson Malaya
1 own goal
- Julius Banda (against Botswana)
Source: COSOFA
